Grant, D.C., Goudie, D.J.,
Wilton, D.H.C. (2022). High-Throughput Analysis of Offshore Well Drill-Cuttings via SEM-Automated Mineralogy Using Single-Step Trans-Vertical Moulds. Minerals. 12(3), 337.
https://doi.org/10.3390/min12030337
Plouffe, Alain, Kjarsgaard, I.M., Ferbey, T.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Petts, D.C., Percival, J.B., Kobylinski, C.H., McNeil, R. (2022). Detecting Buried Porphyry Cu Mineralization in a Glaciated Landscape: A Case Study from the Gibraltar Cu-Mo Deposit, British Columbia, Canada. Economic Geology.
https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.4891
Wilton, D.H.C., Thompson, G.M., Evans-Lamswood, D. (2021). MLA-SEM Characterization of Sulphide Weathering, Erosion, and Transport at the Voisey’s Bay Orthomagmatic Ni-Cu-Co Sulphide Mineralization, Labrador, Canada. Minerals. 11(11), 1224.
10.3390/min11111224
Scott, M., Sylvester, P.J.,
Wilton, D.H.C. (2021). A Provenance Study of Upper Jurassic Hydrocarbon Source Rocks of the Flemish Pass Basin and Central Ridge, Offshore Newfoundland, Canada. Minerals. 11(3), 265).
10.3390/min11030265
Wilton, D.H.C., Thompson, G.M. (2021). The Application of Automated SEM-Based Identification of Detrital, Diagenetic and Indicator Mineral Phases Special Issue. Minerals.
Feely, M.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Costanzo, A., Kollar, A.D., Goudie, D.J. (2019). Mineral Liberation Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Connemara Marble: New Mineral Distribution Maps of an Iconic Irish Gem Material. Journal of Gemmology. 36(5) 346–354.
Wilton, D.H.C., Saumur, B., Gordon, A., Williamsom, M.C. (2019). Enigmatic massive sulphide mineralization in the High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP), Nunavut, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 56(7), 790–801.
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2018-0156
Sarkar, A.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Fitzgerald, E., Sharma, A., Sharma, A., Sathya, A.J. (2018). Environmental impact assessment of uranium exploration and development on indigenous land in Labrador (Canada): a community-driven initiative. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 41, 939–949.
10.1007/s10653-018-0191-z
Wilton, D.H.C. (2018). Albert Peter Low — The Iron Man of Labrador. Geoscience Canada. 45(1), 43–58.
10.12789/geocanj.2018.45.130
Sarkar, A.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Fitzgerald, E. (2017). Indoor Radon in Micro-Geological Setting of an Indigenous Community in Canada: A Pilot Study for Hazard Identification. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 8(2), 69–79.
10.15171/ijoem.2017.1001
Conliffe, J., Burden, E.,
Wilton, D.H.C. (2017). The Use of Integrated Fluid Inclusion Studies for Constraining Petroleum Charge History at Parsons Pond, Western Newfoundland, Canada. Minerals. 7(3), 39.
10.3390/min7030039
Japsen, P., Bonow, J., Green, P.F., Hinchey, A.M.,
Wilton, D.H.C. (2016). Burial and exhumation history of the Labrador-Newfoundland margin: First observations. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin. 35, 91–94.
10.34194/geusb.v35.4947
Nyade, P.K.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Thompson, G.M., Longerich, H.P. (2015). Measurement of 238U/235U ratio in black spruce seedlings to fingerprint the source of uranium taken up by black spruce trees as a biogeochemical sampling medium. Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis. 15(4), 327.
10.1144/geochem2014-294
Price, J.R.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Tubrett, M.N., Schneiderman, J.S. (2014). Predicting radioactive accessory mineral dissolution during chemical weathering: The radiation dose at the solubility threshold for epidote-group detrital grains from the Yangtze River delta, China. Chemical Geology. 393–394, 93–111.
10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.11.022
Conliffe, J.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Blamey, N., Archibald, S. (2013). Paleoproterozoic Mississippi Valley Type Pb–Zn mineralization in the Ramah Group, Northern Labrador: Stable isotope, fluid inclusion and quantitative fluid inclusion gas analyses. Chemical Geology. 326(1), 211–223.
10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.08.032
Nyade, P.K.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Longerich, H.P., Thompson, G.M., McNeill, P., Gibson, H. (2013). Use of surficial geochemical methods to locate areas of buried uranium mineralization in the Jacque's Lake area of the Central Mineral Belt, Labrador, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 50(11), 1134–1146.
10.1139/cjes-2013-0032
Nyade, P.K.,
Wilton, D.H.C., Longerich, H.P., Thompson, G.M., McNeill, P., Gibson, H. (2013). Evaluation of Uranium Accumulation in Black Spruce Trees. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences. 5(3), 113–122.
10.19026/rjees.5.5646
Wilton, D., Williamson, M-C., Lypaczewski, P., Bethell, E., Brassard, E., and Lemelin, M. (2022). Multi-camera hyperspectral and MLA-SEM analyses of gossans in the Franklin Large Igneous Province, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Wilton, D., Moore, P., Butler, D., and Lypaczewski, P. (2022). Hyperspectral scanning of drill core from the Lundberg Deposit, Buchans camp, Newfoundland and Labrador; preliminary results. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Wilton, D., Lypaczewsk, P., Kondrasovas, H., Parmenter, S., and Thompson, G. (2022). Atlas of alteration mineralogy associated with Newfoundland and Labrador gold occurrences from hyperspectral analysis of drill core. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Parmenter, S., Wilton, D., Lypaczewski, P., and Maritime Resources Corp. (2022). Characterizing the Fluorite Zone from the Whisker Valley Property using Hyperspectral Imaging. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Lypaczewski, P., Kondrasovas, H., Parmenter, S., Thompson, G., and Wilton, D. (2022). Hyperspectral Imaging as a new geoscience research technique - Early results from a drill core digitization program in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Kondrasovas, H., Lypaczewski, P., and Wilton, D. (2022). Application of hyperspectral imaging as an exploration vector towards mineralization at the South Wood Lake (Staghorn) Gold Prospect, Western Newfoundland. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Conliffe, J., Sandeman, H., Wilton, D., Laflamme, C., and Honsberger, I. (2022). Fluids and ore forming processes in orogenic gold deposits of Newfoundland: Evidence from fluid inclusions and stable isotope studies. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Conliffe, J. Lypaczewski, P., and Wilton, D. (2022). Integration of hyperspectral core scanning into mineral deposit studies of orogenic gold systems: A case study from the Glover Island, western Newfoundland. GAC/MAC 2022, May 16-18, Halifax.
Plouffe, R.G. Lee, K. Byrne, I.M. Kjarsgaard, Petts, D.C., Wilton, D.H.C. and Ferbey, T. (2022). Tracing green rock alteration of porphyry Cu deposits in glaciated terrains: the search for covered mineralization. RoundUp Jane 31-Feb 03, 2022, Vancouver.
Williamson, M-C., Abraham, A.C., McNeil, R.J., Day, S.J., Sumr, B., Percival, J.B., Wilton, D. Lemelin, M. (2021). Beyond the red dot: Mapping gossans as vectors to hydrothermal deposits in the High Arctic Igneous Province. London 2021 GAC/MAC.
Brzozowski, M., Hollings, P., Mactavish, A., Evans–Lamswood, D., Drost, A., Wilton, D. (2021). Mineralizing processes in the Current Lake and Escape Lake conduit-type Ni–Cu–PGE deposits of the Thunder Bay North igneous complex, northwestern Ontario, Canada. 67th Annual Institute on Lake Superior Geology, virtual conference, May11-21, 2021.
Williamson, M-C., Wilton, D., Hamilton, P., Oakey, G., Cutts, J., and Harris, J. (2020). U-Pb dating of detrital zircons preserved in a fossilized wood fragment from the Alpha Ridge, Arctic Ocean. GeoConvention (GAC/MAC) 2020, September 13-15, Calgary.
Wilton, D.H.C. and Norris, D. (2020). MLA-SEM analysis of well cuttings – a new tool for inter and intra-well correlations. GeoConvention (GAC/MAC) 2020, September 13-15, Calgary.
Wilton, D.H.C., Miller, M., Baird, E., Currie, V., and Sheppard, C. (2020). Detection of Rare Earth Element (REE)-bearing minerals in bedrock and surficial sediments down-ice from the Strange Lake deposit, Nunatsiavut, Labrador, by MLA-SEM. GeoConvention (GAC/MAC) 2020, September 13-15, Calgary.
Wilton, D.H.C., and Selby, D. (2020). The Central Mineral Belt, Labrador, 800 Ma of Metallogeny defined by Re-Os molybdenite dates. GAC NL Section Annual Meeting, February 17; published in Atlantic Geology.
Massey, E., Williamson, M-C., MacDonald, D., Locock, A., Carey, R., Oakey, G., Wilton, D., and Harris, J. (2019). Geochemical-Textural Analysis of Palagonitized Basaltic Glass in a Lapilli Tuff Dredged from the Alpha Ridge, Arctic Ocean. Chapman Conference on Large-scale Volcanism in the Arctic: The Role of the Mantle and Tectonics. October 13-18, 2019, Selfoss, Iceland.
Oakey, G.N., Shimeld, J., Boghild, K., Robertson, L., Kellett, D., Williamson, M-C., Travaglini, P., and Wilton, D. (2019). Overview of the 2016 Canadian volcanic samples from the Alpha Ridge. Chapman Conference on Large-scale Volcanism in the Arctic: The Role of the Mantle and Tectonics. October 13-18, 2019, Selfoss, Iceland
Wilton, D.H.C., Miller, M., Baird, E., Currie, V., and Sheppard C. (2019). Mineral Liberation Analysis – Scanning Electron Microscope (MLA-SEM) examination of Rare Earth Element (REE) minerals in bedrock and surficial sediments from the Strange Lake deposit, Labrador. Labrador Research Forum, May 1-3, 2019, Happy Valley- Goose Bay, Program and abstracts volume, p.72.
Wilton, D.H.C., and Wells, P.J. (2019). Native copper occurrences in the Seal Lake region of central Labrador. Labrador Research Forum, May 1-3, 2019, Happy Valley- Goose Bay, Program and abstracts volume, p.73.
Mujica, F., James, L.A., Berg, C.F., Wilton, D.H.C. (2019). Developing a fundamental understanding of how the presence of oil impacts diagenesis by investigation of rock samples close to the oil-water contact (OWC). International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts held in Pau, France, 26-30 August 2019.
Thompson, G. and Wilton, D.H.C., (2018). Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: Mineralogical mapping of drill core and thin section. Geoanalysis 2018, Sydney, Australia, July 8-13.
Costanzo, A., Hunt, J. Feely, M. Wilton, D.H., and Norris, D. (2018). Hydrocarbon and aqueous fluid inclusion signatures in well cuttings from Newfoundland and Labrador offshore basins. 2018 Conjugate Margins Conference, Halifax, August 19-22. Atlantic Geology. 54, pp.417–418.
Scott, M.W., Sylvester, P.J., and Wilton, D.H.C., (2018). A provenance study of Upper Jurassic hydrocarbon source rocks of the Flemish Pass Basin and Central Ridge, offshore Newfoundland, Canada. 2018 Conjugate Margins Conference, Halifax, August 19-22. Atlantic Geology, 54, p.458.
Wilton, D.H.C., Feely, M., Costanzo, A., Hunt, J., and Norris, D. (2018). MLA‐SEM analysis of well cuttings from Newfoundland and Labrador offshore basins. 2018 Conjugate Margins Conference, Halifax, August 19-22. Atlantic Geology, 54, p.469.
Williamson, M.-C., Oakey, G.N, Hamilton, P.B., Jackson, S.E., Lawley, C.J.M., MacDonald, D.J., Kellett, D., Weis, D. , Carey, R.J., Wilton, D.H.C., Petts, D.C., Massey, E.A.and Harris, J.R. (2018). Composition of volcanic rocks dredged from the Alpha Ridge, Arctic Ocean. International Conference on Arctic Margins VIII, Stockholm, June 11-14, 2018.
Wilton, D., Hunt, J., Feely, M., Contanza, A., and Norris, D. (2018). MLA-SEM and Fluid Inclusion Analyses – A twin-track approach to the study of cuttings from offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. GAC-RFG, Vancouver.
Miller, M, and Wilton D. (2018). Hunting for REE minerals in northern Labrador: MLA-SEM analysis of surficial sediments down-ice from the Strange Lake deposit. GAC-RFG, Vancouver.
Conliffe, J., King, R., and Wilton D., (2018). MVT-type mineralization in western Newfoundland: Geochemical characteristics and importance of late-stage orogenic fluid flow. GAC-RFG, Vancouver.
Wilton, D., Hunt, J., Feely, M., Contanza, A., and Norris, D. (2018). MLA-SEM and Fluid Inclusion analyses -A twin-track approach to the study of cuttings from the Margaree A-49 well, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. GAC NL Meeting, St. John’s, Feb 19; Atlantic Geology, v. 54, p. 145.
Smith, A., Conliffe, J., and Wilton, D., (2018). Petrographic, geochemical, and sulphur isotope studies of the Montagnais Gabbro, the Labrador Trough, Canada-Implications for Ni-Cu-PGE exploration potential. GAC NL Meeting, St. John’s, Feb 19; Atlantic Geology, v. 54, p. 143.
Smith, A., Conliffe, J., and Wilton, D. (2018). Petrographic, Geochemical, and Sulphur Isotope studies of the Montagnais Gabbro, of the Labrador Trough, Canada – Implications for Ni-Cu-PGE Exploration Potential. Student Poster, PDAC 2018, Toronto.
Gosse, J., Alan, H., Froese, D., Bond, J., and Wilton, D. (2018). A binge-purge landscape response to major latitudinal temperature gradient transitions. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 20, EGU2018-PREVIEW, 2018.
Japsen, P., Green, P.F., Bonow, J.M, Wilton, D.H. and Hinchey, A.M. (2017). Burial and Exhumation History of the Labrador-Newfoundland Margin and Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration. AAPG/SEG Conference, London.
Hunt, J., Feely, M., Wilton, D., Costanzo, A., Norris, D., and Carter. J. (2017). Fluid Inclusion and Mineral Liberation Analyses – A twin-track approach to the study of well cuttings from hydrocarbon prospective basins in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Massif. Atlantic Ireland 2017, Dublin.
Smith, A., Wilton, D., and Conliffe, J. (2017). Ni-Cu-PGE Potential of the Labrador Trough. Atlantic Universities Geological Conference, St. John’s.
Wilton, D.H.C., and Selby, D., (2017). The beginning and end of metallogeny in the Labrador Central Mineral Belt; 1868 to 1064 Ma Re-Os molybdenite dates bracket the widespread polymetallic mineralization. Kingston 2017 GAC/MAC program with abstracts, v. 40 p. 421.
Wilton, D.H.C., Williamson, M-C., and McNeil, R.J. (2017). Quantitative mineralogy of gossans and stream sediments in the High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP) via SEM-MLA: Implications for economic potential (keynote). Kingston 2017 GAC/MAC program with abstracts, v. 40 p. 422.
Perelló, J., Cornejo, P., Wilton, D.H.C., Creaser, R.A., Winter, L. and Smith, R. (2017). Grenvillian age for the sediment-hosted Cu-Ag mineralization at Seal Lake, Labrador, Canada. Extended Abstract SGA, SGA Québec 2017 v.3, pp. 1035-1039.
Gosse, J.C., Manion, P., Rybczynski, N., Hidy, A., Froese, D., Bond, J., Y., Wilton, D., and Lakeman, T. (2017). Large-scale landscape and lithospheric flexure responses to the Pliocene-Pleistocene climate transition, Arctic Canada. Kingston 2017 GAC/MAC program with abstracts, v. 40 p. 131.
King, R., Conliffe, J., and Wilton, D. (2017). Zn (+Pb) mineralization on the Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland. Geological Association of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Section, annual Technical Meeting, March 13-14, 2017, St. John’s Atlantic Geology, v.53, p.247.
Sivira, D.J., Kim, H.B., James, L.A., Wilton, D., Zhang, Z. (2017). Fluid interaction between silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles and standard cores mimicking Hebron field conditions for enhanced oil recovery application. 19th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, 24-27 April 2017, Stavanger, Norway.
Plouffe, A.,
Wilton, D.H.C., McNeil, R., and Ferbey, D. (2021). Automated indicator-mineral analysis of the heavy fine sand fraction of till: a promising exploration tool for porphyry copper mineralization. TGI volume. in Targeted Geoscience Initiative 5: Contributions to the understanding and exploration of porphyry deposits, (ed.) E. Schetselaar and A. Plouffe; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 616, 203–223.
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Smith, A., Conliffe, J., and
Wilton D. (2018). Montagnais Gabbro of western Labrador: preliminary geological and petrographic data and implications for Ni–Cu–PGE mineralization. Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources, Report 2018-1, 153-166.
Conliffe, J., King, R., and
Wilton D. (2018). Genesis of carbonate-hosted Zn mineralization in the Hare Bay and Pistolet Bay areas, Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland. Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources, Report 2018-1, 71–93.
Wilton, D.H.C., Williamson, M.-C., McNeil, R.J. (2017). Quantitative MLA-SEM mineralogy of gossans and stream sediments in the HALIP: Implications for economic potential. in Williamson, M.-C. (ed.), 2017. GEM 2 High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP) activity: workshop report. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8151, 45–50.
McNeil, R.J., Williamson, M.-C., and
Wilton, D.H.C. (2020). Geochemical, mineralogical, and indicator-mineral data for stream silt sediment, water, and heavy-mineral concentrates, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut (NTS 49-G, 59-H and 560-A). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 8719, 29p.
Conliffe, J., King, R., and
Wilton, D. (2018). Geochemical, Petrographic and Isotopic Data from Zinc Occurrences in the Hare Bay Area, Western Newfoundland (NTS Map Sheets 02M/12, 12P/01, 08 and 09). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey, Open File NFLD/3329, 18p.